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Org. Biomol. Chem., 2019, Accepted Manuscript DOI: 10.1039/C8OB03077D, PaperFabiana Pandolfi, Daniele Rocco, Leonardo Mattiello In this work we present a series of newly synthesized conjugated oligothiophene derivatives, with different numbers of central thiophene units, and different donor/acceptor architectures. Electrochemical and spectroscopic data have also... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2019, Accepted Manuscript DOI: 10.1039/C9OB00251K, PaperYan-Bo Wang, Lu-Lu Chen, Jing-Wen Zhang, Wan-Wan Yang, Pei Chen, Dan-Yun Chen An effective and facile transition-metal-free method has been developed for the synthesis of β-ketophosphine oxides from alkynylphosphine oxides with benzaldehyde oxime as hydroxide surrogate. The current methodology provides a simple... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry

At a cornerstone-laying ceremony Thursday for Centene Corp. ’s planned corporate campus in Natomas, company CEO Michael Neidorff reaffirmed Centene’s (NYSE: CNC) commitment to the city.
“Today, we celebrate Centene’s enduring commitment to this community,” Neidorff said before a crowd gathered at the site of the future corporate campus. “We ded icate this cornerstone … as a symbol of Centene’s commitment to transforming the health of the community, one person at a time.”
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An American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) member has anonymously donated $13,000 to help endow the AIBS Emerging Public Policy Leadership Award program. The award recognizes graduate students who demonstrate outstanding leadership potential at the intersection of biology and science policy.
Thirsty-one individuals have been recognized with the Award and an additional 23 scientists have received Honorable Mention recognition since the program was launched 16 years ago.
Award winners join a growing network of leaders who will advance the biological sciences for years to come through the promotion of effecti...

BOSTON (CBS) – Routine childhood vaccines are required to stay in school, but more and more parents are opting out for what they call personal or religious reasons.
Now, the head of the FDA says the federal government may have to step in if states don’t strengthen their vaccine laws.
Seventeen states allow families to skip vaccines for personal beliefs. Forty-seven states, including Massachusetts, allow religious exemptions.
A child gets a vaccine. (WBZ-TV photo)
As a result, we’re seeing outbreaks of potentially deadly diseases that were once eradicated, like measles. In fact, there have been at least 12...

BOSTON (CBS) – Too busy to exercise during the day? Australian researchers say you may want to consider a 30-minute intense evening workout instead because working out before bed does not disrupt sleep and may even suppress appetite.
Researchers took 11 middle-aged men and had them perform high-intensity cycling for six 1-minute sprints with four minutes of rest in between at different times of the day.
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They found that when the men worked out between 7 and 9 p.m., their subsequent sleep was not negatively impacted and that both afternoon and evening exercise suppressed a hormon...